on the newshour tonight, economist susan wachter explains what the plunge means for the housing market and for the fragile recovery. >> lehrer: then, scientists evan snyder and david prentice debate the impact of a judge's decision putting some embryonic stem cell research on hold. >> ifill: we have a conversation about perceptions of islam in america today. >> i do know that their ultimate goal according to the koran is world domination of their religion. >> a lot of people, a lot of fanatics take it to the extremes. that's where we get the overall view that islam is a bad religion per se. but it's not. >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown visits the indianapolis museum of art, now attracting visitors inside and out. >> indianapolis is kind of boring sometimes but stuff like this just brings in a whole new fresh face. you know, something bright and colorful. fun. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation